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Doctoral Student / Research Assistant (f/m) in the area of Qualitative Management Accounting Research

Published
14 March 2018
(550 days ago)

Full-time position

Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU Vallendar)VallendarShow on map

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a privately funded business school based in Vallendar/Koblenz and Düsseldorf. It is a leading business school in Germany and is continuously ranked among the top business schools in Europe. WHU‘s academic degree programs and executive education programs provide excellent educational opportunities for every career stage.

WHU‘s Institute of Management Accounting and Control invites applications for the position of

Doctoral Student / Research Assistant (m/f) in the area of Qualitative Management Accounting Research

Who We Are

The Institute of Management Accounting and Control of WHU is a leading think tank in the area of management accounting and control. Under the joint directorship of Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Weber, the institute bundles the numerous teaching and research activities of the associated professors and doctoral students. In the annual ranking of PhD programs in the area of management accounting, the IMC currently ranks No. 1 in Europe.

Possible Research Questions

How do real-time data, business analytics and portable devices impact the management control function of organizations?

What is the role of emotions and intuition on management control in the age of digitalization?

Job Description

completing a doctoral thesis and conducting qualitative empirical research

collaborating with our faculty, international researchers, and other doctoral students

presenting your research at international conferences

working with leading companies on controlling-related benchmarking processes, being part of our editorial team, or supporting our teaching activities and the WHU Controller Panel

Job Qualifications

interest in qualitative-interdisciplinary research questions

strong motivation and enthusiasm

very good master-level university degree

excellent English language and analytical skills, and ability for innovative thinking

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